Mission

NAMI MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, INC., (NAMI MDC) IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION INCORPORATED IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA. NAMI MDC IS AFFILIATED WITH NAMI NATIONAL AND NAMI FLORIDA AS THE MIAMI-DADE'S REGION'S SUPPORT, EDUCATION, AND ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION SERVING INDIVIDUALS WITH MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS (PEERS) AND THEIR FAMILIES. FOUNDED IN 1982, NAMI MDC HAS SINCE EXPERIENCED TRANSFORMATIVE GROWTH, DIRECTLY SERVING 13,732 INDIVIDUALS WITH ITS ADULT AND YOUTH-FOCUSED EDUCATION PROGRAMS, SUPPORT GROUPS, SUICIDE PREVENTION TRAINING, AND PEER AND FAMILY MENTORING, AS WELL AS REACHING OVER 90,000 INDIVIDUALS WITH ITS OUTREACH AND COMMUNITY AWARENESS EFFORTS IN 2024 ALONE - A 200% INCREASE FROM 2023. NAMI MDC ACCOPMLISHES ITS MISSION BY: -GUIDING INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES ON THEIR MENTAL HEALTH JOURNEYS WITH OUR SUPPORT GROUPS AND HELPLINE (8,808 INDIVIDUALS SERVED IN 2024); -IMPROVING MENTAL HEALTH LITERACY WITH OUR EVIDENCE-BASED EDUCATION PROGRAMS (2,225 INDIVIDUALS SERVED IN 2024); -CREATING AMBASSAD